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{{Short description|American symphony orchestra}}
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| name                = Philadelphia Orchestra
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| image               = Philadelphia Orchestra logo.svg
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| founded             = {{start date and age|1900}}
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| location            = [[Broad Street (Philadelphia)|Broad]] and [[Locust Street|Locust]] Streets, [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| concert_hall        = [[Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts]]
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| music_director      = [[Yannick Nézet-Séguin]]
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The '''Philadelphia Orchestra''' is an American [[Orchestra|symphony orchestra]], based in [[Philadelphia]]. One of the "[[Big Five (orchestras)|Big Five]]" American orchestras, the orchestra is based at the [[Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts]], where it performs its subscription concerts, numbering over 130 annually, at Marian Anderson Hall (formerly Verizon Hall).

From its founding until 2001, the Philadelphia Orchestra gave its concerts at the [[Academy of Music (Philadelphia)|Academy of Music]]. The orchestra continues to own the Academy, and returns there one week per year for the Academy of Music's annual gala concert and concerts for school children. The Philadelphia Orchestra's summer home is the [[Mann Center for the Performing Arts]]. It also has summer residencies at the [[Saratoga Performing Arts Center]], and since July 2007 at the [[Bravo! Vail]] Valley Festival in [[Vail, Colorado]]. The orchestra also performs an annual series of concerts at [[Carnegie Hall]]. From its earliest days the orchestra has been active in the recording studio, primarily for [[RCA Records|RCA Victor]] and [[Columbia Records]].

[[Yannick Nézet-Séguin]] has been serving as the orchestra's music director since 2012. Matías Tarnopolsky was appointed president and CEO in August 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matías Tarnopolsky, President and Chief Executive Officer |url=https://www.philorch.org/globalassets/philadelphia-orchestra/biographies/bio-tarnopolsky-2019-sept.pdf |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=Philadelphia Orchestra}}</ref>

==History==
===20th century===
[[File:Fritz Scheel.jpg|thumb|[[Fritz Scheel]], founding father and first conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra]]
[[Image:Leopold Stokowski LOC 26447u.jpg|thumb|[[Leopold Stokowski]], the Philadelphia Orchestra's music director from 1912 to 1938]]
In 1900, the Philadelphia Orchestra was founded in 1900 by [[Fritz Scheel]], who also acted as its first [[Conducting|conductor]]. The orchestra had its beginnings with a small group of musicians led by the pianist F. Cresson Schell (1857–1942).<ref name="etude">{{cite news| title=The World of Music| url=http://www.etudemagazine.com/etude/1921/03/the-world-of-music-2.html| work=[[The Etude]]| date=March 1921| access-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref> In 1904, [[Richard Strauss]] guest conducted the orchestra in a program of his compositions, and in 1906 the Polish pianist [[Arthur Rubinstein]] made his American debut with the orchestra. Additionally in 1906, the orchestra traveled to the [[White House]] to perform in a concert.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Musical Events at the White House |url=https://www.whitehousehistory.org/musical-events-at-the-white-house |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=WHHA (en-US) |language=en}}</ref>

In February 1907, [[Leandro Campanari]] took over and served as interim conductor for a short time during Scheel's illness and after his death.<ref name="campanari">{{cite news| url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1907/02/19/106740774.pdf| work=[[The New York Times]]| date=February 18, 1907| title=Campanari at Rehearsal| access-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref> A flutist in the orchestra, August Rodemann, stood in before Campanari's arrival. He started sabotaging the performances and Campanari was obliged to remove himself from a bad situation.<ref name=grot>{{cite news| author=Daniel Grotta-Kurska| title=Music: Is There a Maestro in the Wings?| url=https://www.phillymag.com/articles/music-is-there-a-maestro-in-the-wings/| work=[[Philadelphia (magazine)|Philadelphia]]| date=June 1974| access-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref>

In 1907, [[Karl Pohlig]] became music director and served until 1912. New music he programmed was unpopular with audiences, and revelations that he had an extra-marital affair with his secretary caused outrage. The orchestra cancelled his contract and gave him a year's salary ($12,000) in severance to avoid a suit from Pohlig alleging a conspiracy to oust him.<ref name=grot/><ref name="pohlig">{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1912/06/12/100538749.pdf| title=Carl Pohlig Got $12,000| work=The New York Times| date=June 12, 1912| access-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref>

[[Leopold Stokowski]] became music director in 1912, and brought the orchestra to national prominence. Before Stokowski's arrival, the orchestra was modeled after European standards, much like other major United States orchestras at the time. Stokowski and the orchestra were one of the first to break free from this, and together they created a new sound that is still respected and mimicked today. Under his guidance, the orchestra gained a reputation for their richness, strength, virtuosity, and blend, particularly in the strings. Stokowski was able to achieve this through [[free bowing]] along with his unique baton-less conducting style.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ardoin |first=John |title=The Philadelphia Orchestra: a century of music |date=1999 |publisher=Temple university press |isbn=978-1-56639-712-4 |location=Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stearns |first=David Patrick |date=2015-09-30 |title=In Philadelphia’s Legendary Sound, A Mutable Truth {{!}} Classical Voice North America |url=https://classicalvoiceamerica.org/2015/09/30/the-philadelphia-orchestra-sound/ |access-date=2025-04-24 |language=en-US}}</ref> He was also the first to implement the seating plan used by the majority of orchestras today.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Opperby |first=Preben |title=Leopold Stokowski |last2=Stokowski |first2=Leopold |date=1982 |publisher=Midas Books [u.a.] |isbn=978-0-88254-658-2 |series=Great performers series |location=Tunbridge Wells}}</ref> These characteristics became known as the "Philadelphia Sound." Stokowski left the orchestra in 1941, and did not return as a guest conductor for nearly 20 years.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}

[[File:Philadelphia Orchestra at American premiere of Mahler's 8th Symphony (1916).jpg|thumb|The Philadelphia Orchestra on stage with Stokowski for the American premiere of Mahler's [[Symphony No. 8 (Mahler)|Eighth Symphony]] in March 1916]]
In 1936, [[Eugene Ormandy]] joined the organization, and jointly held the post of principal conductor with Stokowski until 1938 when he became its sole music director. He remained as music director until 1980, after which he became Conductor Laureate. Ormandy conducted many of the orchestra's best-known recordings and took the orchestra on its historic 1973 tour of the [[People's Republic of China]], making it the first Western orchestra to visit the country.<ref name="webster">{{cite news| author=Daniel Webster| title=Learning Chinese| url=http://www.playbillarts.com/features/article/7554.html | work=[[Playbill|Playbill Arts]]| date=February 1, 2008| access-date=February 2, 2008}}</ref> The tour was highly successful and it has since returned for thirteen additional successful tours.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

[[Riccardo Muti]] became principal guest conductor of the orchestra in the 1970s, and assumed the role as Music Director from Ormandy in 1980, serving through 1992. His recordings with the orchestra included the symphonies of [[Ludwig van Beethoven]], [[Johannes Brahms]], and [[Alexander Scriabin]], for the EMI and Philips labels.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}

[[Wolfgang Sawallisch]] succeeded Muti as music director from 1993 to 2003. He made a number of recordings with the orchestra of music of [[Robert Schumann]], [[Richard Strauss]] and [[Richard Wagner]], among other composers, for the EMI label. However, the orchestra lost its recording contract with EMI during this time, which led to a musicians' strike for 64 days in 1996.<ref name="kozinn">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/17/arts/strike-in-philadelphia-what-stopped-the-music.html?scp=13&sq=&pagewanted=all| title=Strike in Philadelphia: What Stopped the Music| work=The New York Times| author=Allan Kozinn| date= September 17, 1996| access-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref><ref name="tommasini">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/28/arts/philadelphians-after-strike-offer-a-violinist-s-debut.html| title=Philadelphians, After Strike, Offer a Violinist's Debut| work=The New York Times| author=Anthony Tommasini |author-link=Anthony Tommasini | date=November 28, 1996| access-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref> Near the end of Sawallisch's tenure, the orchestra released a self-produced set of recordings of the Schumann symphonies with Sawallisch conducting. In 2003, Sawallisch was named Conductor Laureate, and held the title until his death in 2013.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}

===21st century===
In 2003, [[Christoph Eschenbach]] succeeded Sawallisch as music director. This appointment was controversial because Eschenbach had not conducted the orchestra in over four years and there was a perceived lack of personal chemistry between him and the musicians prior to the appointment.<ref name="carvajal">{{cite news| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04E1D9113EF935A35751C0A9679C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all| title=Musicians Are Gaining Bigger Voice In Orchestras| work=The New York Times| author=Doreen Carvajal| date=February 6, 2001 | access-date=April 29, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| first=Peter| last=Dobrin| title=Orchestra has some lessons to consider| url=http://articles.philly.com/2006-10-29/entertainment/25417608_1_philadelphia-orchestra-orchestra-board-member-wolfgang-sawallisch| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921050435/http://articles.philly.com/2006-10-29/entertainment/25417608_1_philadelphia-orchestra-orchestra-board-member-wolfgang-sawallisch| url-status=dead| archive-date=September 21, 2015| work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]| date=October 29, 2006}}</ref><ref name="fire">{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940CEED8123EF930A15752C1A9609C8B63| title=Conductor Under Fire, Orchestra Under Pressure| work=The New York Times| author=Anthony Tommasini |author-link=Anthony Tommasini |date=November 23, 2006| access-date=April 11, 2007}}</ref>  At least one early report tried to downplay this concern.<ref name="chemistry">{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/05/18/bmphil18.xml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070529083017/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/05/18/bmphil18.xml | url-status=dead | archive-date=May 29, 2007 |title=Chemistry lessons| work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]| author=Peter Culshaw| date=May 18, 2004| access-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref> The orchestra returned to commercial recordings with Eschenbach, on the Ondine label.  However, in October 2006, Eschenbach and the orchestra announced the conclusion of his tenure as music director in 2008, for a total of five years, the shortest tenure as music director in the history of the Philadelphia Orchestra, along with Pohlig.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}

After Eschenbach's departure, the Philadelphia Orchestra was without a music director for four years. In February 2007, [[Charles Dutoit]] was appointed chief conductor and artistic adviser for four seasons, starting in the fall of 2008 and running through the 2011–2012 season.<ref name="dinardo">{{cite news| author=Tom Di Nardo| title=Charles Dutoit to head orchestra| url=http://articles.philly.com/2007-02-23/news/25238615_1_philadelphia-orchestra-charles-dutoit-orchestra-board| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921153132/http://articles.philly.com/2007-02-23/news/25238615_1_philadelphia-orchestra-charles-dutoit-orchestra-board| url-status=dead| archive-date=September 21, 2015| work=[[Philadelphia Daily News]]| date=February 23, 2007| access-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref><ref name="positivity">{{cite news| author=Peter Dobrin| title=Positivity on the podium | url=http://articles.philly.com/2007-03-03/entertainment/25235620_1_philadelphia-orchestra-verizon-hall-chief-conductor| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926064827/http://articles.philly.com/2007-03-03/entertainment/25235620_1_philadelphia-orchestra-verizon-hall-chief-conductor| url-status=dead| archive-date=September 26, 2015| work=The Philadelphia Inquirer| date=March 3, 2007| access-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref> This move was made to provide an "artistic bridge" while the orchestra searched for its eighth music director.<ref name="positivity"/><ref name="wakin">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/24/arts/music/24orch.html| title=The Philadelphia Orchestra Names a Chief Conductor| newspaper=The New York Times| author=Daniel J. Wakin| date=February 24, 2007| access-date=April 11, 2007}}</ref><ref name="which">{{cite news| author=Peter Dobrin| title=Which Dutoit will show up?| url=http://articles.philly.com/2007-02-25/news/25239454_1_philadelphia-orchestra-charles-dutoit-wolfgang-sawallisch| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920110905/http://articles.philly.com/2007-02-25/news/25239454_1_philadelphia-orchestra-charles-dutoit-wolfgang-sawallisch| url-status=dead| archive-date=September 20, 2015| work=The Philadelphia Inquirer| date=February 25, 2007| access-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref> According to news articles from August 2007, the orchestra had now devised a search process in which each musician in the orchestra would have a say in the choice of the next Music Director.<ref name="search">{{cite news| url=http://articles.philly.com/2007-08-05/entertainment/25231109_1_philadelphia-orchestra-orchestra-president-eschenbach| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923191950/http://articles.philly.com/2007-08-05/entertainment/25231109_1_philadelphia-orchestra-orchestra-president-eschenbach| url-status=dead| archive-date=September 23, 2015| title=A measured search for one to yield the baton| work=The Philadelphia Inquirer| author=Peter Dobrin| date=August 5, 2007| access-date=April 19, 2013}}</ref><ref name="playbill">{{cite magazine| url=http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/6890.html| title=Philadelphia Orchestra Musicians to Have Bigger Say in Director Search| magazine=Playbill Arts| author=Kevin Shihoten| date=August 6, 2007| access-date=August 11, 2007}}</ref>

[[Image:yannick01.jpg|thumb|right|[[Yannick Nézet-Séguin]], principal conductor from 2012.]]
In December 2008, at the invitation of Dutoit,<ref name="dutchtreat">{{cite news| url=http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/arts/story.html?id=f0ef211d-e019-459f-baca-6b4d0fe7d79d&p=1| title=Dutch treat| work=Montreal Gazette| author=Arthur Kaptainis| date=November 10, 2007| access-date=June 19, 2010| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103095920/http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/arts/story.html?id=f0ef211d-e019-459f-baca-6b4d0fe7d79d&p=1| archive-date=November 3, 2012| df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Yannick Nézet-Séguin]] made his first guest-conducting appearance with the orchestra.  He returned for a second series of concerts in December 2009.<ref name="shortage">{{cite news| url=http://www.broadstreetreview.com/index.php/main/article/nezet_seguin_conducts_the_orchestra/| title=Conductor shortage? Where?| work=Broad Street Review| author=Robert Zaller| date=December 8, 2009| access-date=June 19, 2010| archive-date=July 1, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701173918/http://www.broadstreetreview.com/index.php/main/article/nezet_seguin_conducts_the_orchestra| url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2010, Nézet-Séguin was appointed Music Director Designate, with a scheduled duration under that title from 2010 to 2012, with 2 weeks of scheduled appearances in the 2010–2011 season, and 5 weeks of scheduled appearances in the 2011–2012 season. Eventually, in 2012, he was appointed music director, succeeding Dutoit, who subsequently was named conductor laureate of the orchestra. Nézet-Séguin's initial contract as music director was for 5 seasons, with 7 weeks of scheduled concerts in the 2012–2012 season, 15 weeks in the next 2 seasons, and 16 weeks in the subsequent 2 seasons of his Philadelphia contract.<ref name="rising">{{cite news| url=https://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20100614_Canada_s__rising_star__to_be_Phila__maestro.html| title=Canada's 'rising star' to be Phila. maestro| work=The Philadelphia Inquirer| author=Peter Dobrin| date=June 14, 2010| access-date=June 19, 2010}}</ref> In January 2015, the orchestra announced the extension of Nézet-Séguin's contract to the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.philorch.org/press-room/news/yannick-n%C3%A9zet-s%C3%A9guin-extends-tenure-music-director-philadelphia-orchestra-through#/ | title=Yannick Nézet-Séguin Extends Tenure as Music Director of The Philadelphia Orchestra through 2021–2022 Season | publisher=Philadelphia Orchestra | date=January 30, 2015 | access-date=January 31, 2015 | archive-date=April 13, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413171822/https://philorch.org/press-room/news/yannick-n%C3%A9zet-s%C3%A9guin-extends-tenure-music-director-philadelphia-orchestra-through#/ | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| author=Peter Dobrin | title=Philadelphia Orchestra prepares for a big ask | url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150130_Philadelphia_Orchestra_prepares_for_a_big_ask.html | work=The Philadelphia Inquirer | date=January 30, 2015 | access-date=January 31, 2015}}</ref>  In June 2016, the orchestra announced a further extension of Nézet-Séguin's contract through the 2025–2026 season.<ref>{{cite news| author=Peter Dobrin | title=Yannick Nézet-Séguin gets Met job, will also stay as Phila. Orchestra director | url=https://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/music/classical/20160603_Yannick_Nzet-Sguin_gets_Met_job__will_also_stay_as_Phila__Orchestra_director.html | work=The Philadelphia Inquirer | date=June 2, 2016 | access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref> In December 2017, the orchestra announced the discontinuation of its relationship with Dutoit and the revocation of his title as its conductor laureate, with immediate effect, in the wake of allegations against him of sexual assault.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.philorch.org/press-room/news/follow-statement-philadelphia-orchestra-association-regarding-charles-dutoit#/ | title=Follow-Up Statement from The Philadelphia Orchestra Association Regarding Charles Dutoit Allegations | publisher=Philadelphia Orchestra | date=22 December 2017 | access-date=2018-01-12}}</ref>

[[File:Charles Dutoit and the Philadelphia Orchestra concert in Tianjin.jpg|thumb|[[Charles Dutoit]] and the Philadelphia Orchestra concert in [[Tianjin]]|left]]

The Philadelphia Orchestra's current concertmaster is [[David Kim (violinist)|David Kim]].<ref name="concertmaster">{{cite news| author=Tom Di Nardo| title=Orchestra's concertmaster holds a key job| url=http://articles.philly.com/2007-02-02/entertainment/25239139_1_concertmaster-guest-conductor-london-philharmonic| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130719202628/http://articles.philly.com/2007-02-02/entertainment/25239139_1_concertmaster-guest-conductor-london-philharmonic| url-status=dead| archive-date=July 19, 2013| work=Philadelphia Daily News| date=February 2, 2007| access-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref> Past concertmasters have included [[Norman Carol]] and Erez Ofer. Past Associate Conductors of the orchestra have included William Smith, Luis Biava, and Rossen Milanov.<ref>"[https://www.philadelphiamusicalliance.org/honoree.php?id=101 William Smith]," ''Philadelphia Music Alliance'', © 1986–2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.</ref><ref name="departure">{{cite news| url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/columnists/david_patrick_stearns/20100603_Associate_conductor_s_departure_not_a_surprise.html| title=Associate conductor's departure not a surprise| work=The Philadelphia Inquirer| author=David Patrick Stearns| date=June 3, 2010| access-date=June 19, 2010}}</ref> In 2014, [[Stéphane Denève]] was appointed principal guest conductor, Cristian Măcelaru as conductor-in-residence, and Lio Kuokman as assistant conductor.<ref>{{cite press release | url=http://www.philorch.org/press-room/news/philadelphia-orchestra-appoints-conducting-roster-principal-guest-conductor | title=The Philadelphia Orchestra Appoints Conducting Roster of Principal Guest Conductor, Conductor-in-Residence, and Assistant Conductor | publisher=The Philadelphia Orchestra | date=April 28, 2014 | access-date=September 28, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403021735/https://www.philorch.org/press-room/news/philadelphia-orchestra-appoints-conducting-roster-principal-guest-conductor | archive-date=April 3, 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| author=Peter Dobrin| title=New names, titles on the orchestra podium | url=https://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/peter_dobrin/20140428_New_names__titles_on_the_orchestra_podium.html | work=The Philadelphia Inquirer | date=April 28, 2014 | access-date=January 31, 2015}}</ref>  In 2016, Kensho Watanabe succeeded Kuokman as assistant conductor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philorch.org/press-room/news/kensho-watanabe-appointed-assistant-conductor-philadelphia-orchestra|title=Kensho Watanabe Appointed Assistant Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra|publisher=The Philadelphia Orchestra | date=July 19, 2016 | access-date=September 28, 2016}}</ref> [[Erina Yashima]] has served as assistant conductor since 2019.  Denève served as principal guest conductor from 2014 through 2020.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.philorch.org/press-room/news/philadelphia-orchestra-extends-st%C3%A9phane-den%C3%A8ve%E2%80%99s-contract-principal-guest-conductor#/ | title=The Philadelphia Orchestra Extends Stéphane Denève's Contract as Principal Guest Conductor for Three More Years, until 2019–20 | publisher=The Philadelphia Orchestra | date=7 February 2017 | access-date=2017-02-12 | archive-date=April 24, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424041708/https://www.philorch.org/press-room/news/philadelphia-orchestra-extends-st%C3%A9phane-den%C3%A8ve%E2%80%99s-contract-principal-guest-conductor#/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

As of June 2016, the orchestra does not have its own chorus. The orchestra formerly worked with the Philadelphia Singers as its resident chorus until the Philadelphia Singers disbanded in May 2015.<ref>{{cite news| author=David Patrick Stearns | title=Review: A fine farewell for the Philadelphia Singers | url=http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/david_patrick_stearns/20150519_Review__A_fine_farewell_for_the_Philadelphia_Singers.html | work=The Philadelphia Inquirer | date=May 19, 2015 | access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>

===Bankruptcy and industrial action===
On April 16, 2011, the Philadelphia Orchestra's board of directors voted to file for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 reorganization]] due to the organization's large operational deficit. This was the first time that a major U.S. orchestra had filed for [[bankruptcy]].<ref name="bankruptcy">{{cite news| url=http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/119991619.html| title=Philadelphia Orchestra's board votes to file for bankruptcy| author=Peter Dobrin| work=The Philadelphia Inquirer| date=April 17, 2011| access-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref><ref name="bloomberg">{{cite news| url=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9ML0TN00.htm| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815100534/http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9ML0TN00.htm| url-status=dead| archive-date=August 15, 2011| title=Philadelphia Orchestra board OKs Chapter 11 filing| agency=Associated Press| work=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]| date=April 17, 2011| access-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref> Amid mounting dissent from the musicians, Nézet-Séguin volunteered in August 2011 to add a week in his 2011–2012 season appearances.<ref>{{cite press release | title=Music Director Designate Yannick Nézet-Séguin steps forward to increase his time with The Philadelphia Orchestra and its audiences | publisher=Philadelphia Orchestra | date=August 22, 2011 | url=https://www.philorch.org/press-room/news/music-director-designate-yannick-n%C3%A9zet-s%C3%A9guin-steps-forward-increase-his-time#/ | access-date=August 22, 2011}}</ref>  On July 30, 2012, the orchestra announced that it had officially emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, effective that day.<ref name="emerged">{{cite press release| url=http://www.philorch.org/press-room/news/philadelphia-orchestra-association-officially-emerges-chapter-11-effective-july-30| title=The Philadelphia Orchestra Association Officially Emerges from Chapter 11 Effective July 30, 2012| date=30 July 2012| publisher=The Philadelphia Orchestra| access-date=2013-07-19}}</ref>

On September 30, 2016, the orchestra's players went out on [[strike action|strike]], one hour before its scheduled Opening Night Gala concert.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/the-arts/Philadelphia-Orchestra-votes-to-strike.html | title=Philadelphia Orchestra on strike; gala concert canceled | work=The Philadelphia Inquirer | author=Peter Dobrin | date=2016-10-01 | access-date=2017-02-12}}</ref> The musicians issued a statement: 'We can no longer remain silent while we continue in a downward spiral.' The players rejected 1–2 percent per year increases offered by management. The base pay rate was noted as less than what other similar orchestras are offering. The strike was settled after three days when musicians approved a new contract on October 2, 2016. The new agreement is scheduled to raise the base salary to $137,800 and to increase the size of the orchestra to 97 over three years.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.philly.com/philly/news/20161003_Philadelphia_Orchestra_strike_ends__contract_vote_73-11.html | title=Philadelphia Orchestra strike ends; contract vote 73–11 | work=The Philadelphia Inquirer | author=Peter Dobrin | date=2016-10-02 | access-date=2017-02-12}}</ref>

===Recent history===
In March 2018, the orchestra announced the appointment of Matías Tarnopolsky as its next president and chief executive officer,<ref>{{cite press release| url=https://www.philorch.org/sites/default/files/attachment/3.26.18_New%20CEO%20Release_FINAL.pdf | title=Matías Tarnopolsky Appointed President and CEO of The Philadelphia Orchestra Association | date=26 March 2018 | publisher=The Philadelphia Orchestra| access-date=2018-03-26}}</ref> in succession to Allison Vulgamore, who held the posts from 2010 through December 2017.  In December 2020, the orchestra announced the appointment of [[Nathalie Stutzmann]] as its next principal guest conductor, the first female conductor ever named to this Philadelphia post, effective with the 2021–2022 season, with a contract of 3 years.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://philorch.org/your-philorch/learn-more/press-room/yannick-nezet-seguin-and-the-philadelphia-orchestra-connect-with-audiences-worldwide-through-new-digital-stage-performances-january-june-2021/ | title=Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra Connect with Audiences Worldwide through New Digital Stage Performances January–June 2021| publisher=Philadelphia Orchestra | date=8 December 2020 | access-date=2020-12-10}}</ref>  In February 2023, the orchestra announced a further extension of Nézet-Séguin's contract, through the 2029–2030 season, along with a change in his title to music and artistic director.<ref name="YNS20230205">{{cite press release | url=https://philorch.org/about-us/contact-us/press-room/news-releases/yannick-nezet-seguin-and-the-philadelphia-orchestra--to-renew-partnership-with-contract-extension-through-2030/ | title=Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra to Renew Partnership with Contract Extension through 2030 | publisher=The Philadelphia Orchestra | date=5 February 2023 | access-date=2023-02-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| author=Javier C. Hernández | title=Yannick Nézet-Séguin Extends His Contract With the Philadelphia Orchestra | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/05/arts/music/yannick-nezet-seguin-contract-philadelphia-orchestra.html | work=The New York Times | date=2023-02-05 | access-date=2023-02-06}}</ref>  In January 2024, the orchestra announced the appointment of [[Marin Alsop]] as its next principal guest conductor, effective with the 2024–2025 season, with an initial contract of 3 seasons.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.philorch.org/about-us/contact-us/press-room/news-releases/marin-alsop-appointed-principal-guest-conductor--of-the-philadelphia-orchestra/ | title=Marin Alsop Appointed Principal Guest Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra | publisher=The Philadelphia Orchestra | date=9 January 2024 | access-date=2024-01-10}}</ref>  In December 2024, the orchestra announced that Tarnopolsky is to stand down as its president and chief executive officer at the close of 2024.<ref>{{cite news| author=Peter Dobrin | title=Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts is losing its leader to the New York Philharmonic | url=https://www.inquirer.com/arts/matias-tarnopolsky-philadelphia-orchestra-stepping-down-20241202.html | work=The Philadelphia Inquirer | date=2024-12-02 | access-date=2024-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| author=Javier C. Hernández | title=New York Philharmonic Looks to Philadelphia for Its Next Leader | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/arts/music/new-york-philharmonic-leader-matias-tarnopolsky.html | work=The New York Times | date=2024-12-02 | access-date=2024-12-03}}</ref>

In April 2025, the orchestra announced the appointment of Ryan Fleur as its new president and chief executive officer (CEO), with immediate effect.  Fleur had served as the orchestra's interim president and CEO since the departure of Tarnopolsky.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://philorch.ensembleartsphilly.org/press-room/press-releases/ryan-fleur-appointed-president-and-ceo-of-the-philadelphia-orchestra-and-ensemble-arts | title=Ryan Fleur Appointed President and CEO of The Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts | publisher=The Philadelphia Orchestra | date=23 April 2025 | access-date=2025-04-24}}</ref>

===Firsts===
The Philadelphia Orchestra boasts a number of significant media firsts. It was the first symphony orchestra to make electrical recordings (in 1925). It was the first orchestra to make a commercially sponsored radio broadcast (on [[NBC]] in 1929) and the first to appear on a television broadcast (on [[CBS]] in 1948). The Philadelphia was the first American orchestra to make a [[digital recording]] of the complete Beethoven symphonies on [[compact disc]] (in 1988), and the first major orchestra to give a live [[cybercast]] of a concert on the internet (in 1997). In 2006, the orchestra was the first to offer downloads of music from its own website without a distributor.<ref name=Stearns2006>{{cite news| author=David Patrick Stearns| title=Philadelphia Orchestra enters the ear-bud age| url=http://articles.philly.com/2006-09-21/news/25414024_1_philadelphia-orchestra-orchestra-president-wolfgang-sawallisch| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525213351/http://articles.philly.com/2006-09-21/news/25414024_1_philadelphia-orchestra-orchestra-president-wolfgang-sawallisch| url-status=dead| archive-date=May 25, 2014| work=The Philadelphia Inquirer| date=September 21, 2006| access-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref>

In other firsts, in 1999, under [[Wolfgang Sawallisch]], it became the first American orchestra to visit [[Vietnam]]. In 2006, the orchestra appointed [[Carol Jantsch]] principal tuba as of 2006–2007,<ref name="tubist">{{cite news| author=Peter Dobrin| title=Breaking the brass ceiling: A female tubist| work=The Philadelphia Inquirer| url=http://articles.philly.com/2006-02-26/news/25409146_1_philadelphia-orchestra-tuba-orchestra-administrators| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102195145/http://articles.philly.com/2006-02-26/news/25409146_1_philadelphia-orchestra-tuba-orchestra-administrators| url-status=dead| archive-date=January 2, 2016| date=February 26, 2006| access-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref> the orchestra's first ever female principal tuba player and the first in a full-time American orchestra.

===Rachmaninoff===
The Orchestra was known for its special relationship with the composer [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]], due primarily to Stokowski's championship. In his first season, on January 3, 1913, Stokowski conducted ''[[Isle of the Dead (Rachmaninoff)|Isle of the Dead]]''. Later, in an all-Rachmaninoff programme on February 3, 1920, Stokowski gave the U.S. premiere of ''[[The Bells (symphony)|The Bells]]'' and accompanied the composer in his [[Piano Concerto No. 3 (Rachmaninoff)|3rd Piano Concerto]]. In 1924 they collaborated on an acoustically recorded 78rpm set of the [[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)|2nd Piano Concerto]], re-recording it electrically in 1929. On March 18, 1927, Stokowski conducted the world premieres of the ''[[Three Russian Songs, Op. 41 (Rachmaninoff)|Three Russian Folk Songs]]'', of which he was the dedicatee, and the [[Piano Concerto No. 4 (Rachmaninoff)|4th Piano Concerto]], again with the composer at the keyboard. Another world premiere took place on November 7, 1934, when Stokowski conducted the composer in the ''[[Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini]]'',<ref name="stokowski-rachmaninoff">{{cite news| title=Stokowski To Present Rachmaninoff As Soloist With Philadelphia Group In Concert| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/373693142/| work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]| date=November 4, 1934| access-date=February 14, 2024}}</ref> with the two musicians making its first recording shortly afterwards.<ref name="DB-2426">{{cite news| title=Gramophone DB-2426 (12-in.)| url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/171488/Gramophone_DB-2426| work=[[Discography of American Historical Recordings]]| date=December 24, 1934| access-date=February 14, 2024}}</ref>

Rachmaninoff himself also took on the role of conductor with the Philadelphia Orchestra, recording ''Isle of the Dead'' and ''[[Vocalise (Rachmaninoff)|Vocalise]]'' with them in 1929, followed ten years later by a 78rpm set of his [[Symphony No. 3 (Rachmaninoff)|3rd Symphony]], a work that Stokowski had premiered on November 6, 1936. In particular, he and Ormandy were also close associates and Rachmaninoff was supposed to have said that in his American years he composed with the sound of the Philadelphia Orchestra in his head. The many recordings of the music of Rachmaninoff by Ormandy were noted as being closest to the composer's desire. Rachmaninoff's ''[[Symphonic Dances (Rachmaninoff)|Symphonic Dances]]'', Op. 45, his last work, was premiered by Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra, to whom it is dedicated, on January 3, 1941.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}

=== Role in U.S.-China relations ===
The Orchestra has played an important role in U.S.-China relations.<ref>{{Cite news |title=How Philly's orchestra became a rare link between China and the US |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2024/0124/How-Philly-s-orchestra-became-a-rare-link-between-China-and-the-US |access-date=2024-02-11 |work=Christian Science Monitor |issn=0882-7729}}</ref> It made diplomatic history in 1973 when it became the first American orchestra to tour the [[People's Republic of China]], performing in [[Beijing]]'s [[Great Hall of the People]] and [[Shanghai]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Remarkable History - PhilOrch |url=https://www.philorch.org/performances/special-performances/virtual-philadelphia-orchestra/a-remarkable-history/ |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=www.philorch.org |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Orchestra (1973) and Boston Symphony (1979) Visits to China |url=https://www.ncuscr.org/program/philadelphia-orchestra-and-boston-symphony-visits-china/ |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=NCUSCR |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> It has since returned 12 times, a decision that Orchestra president and CEO Matías Tarnopolsky described in a November 2023 [[The New York Times|''New York Times'']] opinion piece as "not a signal of approval of China’s policies but rather, "our journeys to China signify a belief in the possibility of change through dialogue."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tarnopolsky |first=Matías |date=2023-11-17 |title=Opinion {{!}} American Musicians Are Doing Something Profound in Beijing Right Now |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/opinion/philadelphia-orchestra-china-cultural-diplomacy.html |access-date=2023-12-09 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In November 2023, as part of the [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]]'s [[Global Music Diplomacy Initiative]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken Launches Global Music Diplomacy Initiative, Music Icon and Former U.S. Jazz Ambassador Music Director Quincy Jones Receives Inaugural Peace Through Music Award |url=https://www.state.gov/u-s-secretary-of-state-antony-j-blinken-launches-global-music-diplomacy-initiative-music-icon-and-former-u-s-jazz-ambassador-music-director-quincy-jones-receives-inaugural-peace-through-music-awar/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=United States Department of State |language=en}}</ref> and ahead of Chinese President [[Xi Jinping]] and US President [[Joe Biden]]'s meeting on the sidelines of the [[Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation|APEC summit]] in [[San Francisco]], 14 musicians traveled to China for a series of performances amid a low point in [[China–United States relations|US-China relations]], recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Orchestra's cultural exchanges with China,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-07 |title=Philadelphia Orchestra returns to China 50 years after historic visit |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/philadelphia-orchestra-returns-china-50-years-historic-visit-rcna123956 |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hernández |first=Javier C. |date=November 15, 2023 |title=As Leaders Meet, Musicians from Philadelphia Orchestra Tour China |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/15/arts/music/apec-summit-china-philadelphia-orchestra.html |access-date=December 4, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Tarnopolsky |first=Matías |date=2023-11-17 |title=Opinion {{!}} American Musicians Are Doing Something Profound in Beijing Right Now |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/opinion/philadelphia-orchestra-china-cultural-diplomacy.html |access-date=2023-12-06 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> winning praise from both Biden and Xi for its use of music diplomacy in improving bilateral relations. U.S. Ambassador to China [[R. Nicholas Burns]] described the visit as "a very important" and "perfectly timed event," noting that it "turned the page" on a four-year period of cultural disengagement between the American and the Chinese people caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Dobrin |first=Peter |date=2023-11-30 |title=Biden and Xi praised the Philadelphia Orchestra's 'musical diplomacy'. But did it work? |url=https://www.inquirer.com/arts/philadelphia-orchestra-china-us-ambassador-20231130.html |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=50th Anniversary China Residency, November 10: Beijing - PhilOrch |url=https://www.philorch.org/about-us/learn-more/Blog/50th-anniversary-china-residency-november-10-beijing/ |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=www.philorch.org |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dobrin |first=Peter |date=2023-11-16 |title=Biden, Xi praise the Philadelphia Orchestra as musicians visit China |url=https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/music/philadelphia-orchestra-china-tour-biden-xi-jinping-20231116.html |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kaplan |first=Fred |date=2023-12-28 |title=Jazz Played a Unique Role in Cold War Diplomacy. What Can the U.S. Learn From That in 2024? |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/12/how-the-state-department-wants-to-use-music-to-change-the-world.html |access-date=2024-09-01 |work=Slate |language=en-US |issn=1091-2339}}</ref>

==Recordings==
The Orchestra's first recordings were made for the [[Victor Talking Machine Company]] in [[Camden, New Jersey]], in 1917, when [[Leopold Stokowski]] conducted performances of two of [[Johannes Brahms|Brahms]]'s ''[[Hungarian Dances (Brahms)|Hungarian Dances]]''. The historic first electrical recordings were also made at Victor's Trinity Church Studio in Camden, in April 1925; [[Camille Saint-Saëns|Saint-Saëns]]' ''[[Danse macabre (Saint-Saëns)|Danse macabre]]'' was the first to be recorded. Later, in 1926, Victor began recording the Orchestra in the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. Stokowski led the ensemble in experimental long-playing, high-fidelity, and even stereophonic sessions in the early 1930s for [[RCA Records|RCA Victor]] and [[Bell Laboratories]]. During 1939–40, Stokowski and the orchestra recorded the soundtrack for [[Walt Disney]]'s ''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]'' in multi-track [[stereophonic sound]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}

[[Arturo Toscanini]] made a series of recordings for RCA Victor with the orchestra in 1941 and 1942; the master discs for these records were supposedly damaged during processing, resulting in unusually high [[surface noise]] and distortion and they were not approved for release at the time. In 1963, after extensive electronic editing, RCA Victor issued one of the recordings on LP, [[Symphony No. 9 (Schubert)|Schubert's Symphony No. 9 in C major]]. In 1977, all of the recordings were finally issued in a 5-LP boxed set; they were later digitally remastered and reissued twice on [[compact disc]] by RCA Victor in 1992 and again in 2006.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}

During the [[1942-1944 musicians' strike|1942–44 AFM Recording Ban]], the orchestra's contract with RCA Victor expired; following the settlement of the strike in November, 1944, the orchestra joined [[Columbia Records]], recording some of the dances from [[Alexander Borodin|Borodin]]'s ''[[Prince Igor]]''. The Philadelphians remained with Columbia for the next 23 years. In 1968, Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra returned to RCA Victor and made their first digital recording, [[Béla Bartók|Bartók]]'s ''[[Concerto for Orchestra (Bartók)|Concerto for Orchestra]]'', for the label in 1979. The Orchestra has also recorded for [[EMI]] and [[Teldec]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}

From 1935 to 1976, The Philadelphia Orchestra performed as The Robin Hood Dell Orchestra for a summer concert series held at Robin Hood Dell, an outdoor stage in [[Fairmount Park]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Robin Hood Dell Orchestra Of Philadelphia |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1848431-The-Robin-Hood-Dell-Orchestra-Of-Philadelphia |website=Discogs |access-date=15 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Old Images of Philadelphia |url=https://www.facebook.com/oldimagesofphiladelphia/posts/robin-hood-dellan-older-but-undated-photo-of-the-robin-hood-dell-built-in-1935-i/1835030943226502/ |website=Facebook |access-date=15 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Close to 50 recordings were released under The Robin Hood Dell Orchestra name.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}

In May 2005, the Philadelphia Orchestra announced a three-year recording partnership with the Finnish label [[Ondine (record label)|Ondine]],<ref name="y263">{{cite news | title=Finnish Label Signs Philadelphia Orchestra | website=Yle - Finnish Broadcasting Company| date=2005-05-04 | url=https://yle.fi/a/3-5216164 | access-date=2024-07-01}}</ref> the Orchestra's first recording contract in 10 years.<ref name="r278">{{cite web | last=Mattison | first=Ben | title=Philadelphia Orchestra and Ondine Announce Details of Recording Deal | website=Playbill | date=2005-05-04 | url=https://playbill.com/article/philadelphia-orchestra-and-ondine-announce-details-of-recording-deal | access-date=2024-07-01}}</ref> The resumption of a regular recording program was one of [[Christoph Eschenbach]]'s stated priorities as music director.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}} Eight recordings were released after November 2005<ref name="h581">{{cite web | title=Catalogue: The Philadelphia Orchestra | website=Ondine | date=2024-07-01 | url=https://www.ondine.net/index.php?lid=en&cid=2.1&filter=0,0,0,83,0,0,0,0 | access-date=2024-07-01}}</ref> to largely positive reviews.<ref name="g927">{{cite web | title=Album Reviews - MAHLER, G.: Symphony No. 6, "Tragic" / Piano Quartet in A Minor | website=Naxos | url=https://www.naxos.com/Review/Detail/?catalogueid=ODE1150-2D&languageid=EN | access-date=2024-07-01}}</ref><ref name="y947">{{cite web | last=Picard | first=Anna | title=Album: Tchaikovsky, Symphony No 6/ Dumka -- Philadelphia | website=The Independent | date=2008-06-21 | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/reviews/album-tchaikovsky-symphony-no-6-dumka-ndash-philadelphia-orchestra-eschenbach-ondine-851869.html | access-date=2024-07-01}}</ref><ref name="w474">{{cite web | title=Album Reviews - TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Symphony No. 4 / The Seasons (Philadelphia Orchestra, Eschenbach) | website=Naxos | url=https://www.naxos.com/Review/Detail/?catalogueid=ODE1104-5&languageid=EN | access-date=2024-07-01}}</ref>

On September 21, 2006, the Philadelphia Orchestra became the first major United States orchestra to sell downloads of its performances directly from the orchestra's website. While other American orchestras had downloads of their music on the internet, the Philadelphia Orchestra said it was the first to offer the downloads without a distributor.<ref name=Stearns2006/> In 2010, the orchestra abandoned this practice and formed a partnership with [[IODA]], a digital distribution company with downloads available through a variety of online retailers, including [[iTunes Store|iTunes]], [[Amazon (company)|Amazon.com]], [[Rhapsody (online music service)|Rhapsody]], and [[eMusic]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}

In other media, musicians from the orchestra were featured in a documentary film by Daniel Anker, ''Music from the Inside Out'', which received theatrical release and television airings.<ref name="gate">{{cite news| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/12/30/DDGF0GEFFR1.DTL| title=Documentary gets behind the music made by orchestral musicians | work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]| author=Joshua Kosman| date=December 30, 2005| access-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref><ref name="discord">{{cite news| author=David Patrick Stearns| title=The orchestra with no discord| url=http://articles.philly.com/2005-04-20/news/25427018_1_philadelphia-orchestra-carole-haas-gravagno-philadelphia-film-festival| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085747/http://articles.philly.com/2005-04-20/news/25427018_1_philadelphia-orchestra-carole-haas-gravagno-philadelphia-film-festival| url-status=dead| archive-date=March 4, 2016| work=The Philadelphia Inquirer| date=April 20, 2005| access-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref>

The orchestra received a Grammy Award in 2022, for their recording of the first and third symphonies of [[Florence Price]].<ref name="YNS20230205"/>

==Music directors==
* [[Fritz Scheel]] (1900–1907)
* [[Karl Pohlig]] (1908–1912)
*{{Nowrap|[[Leopold Stokowski]] (1912–1938)}}
* [[Eugene Ormandy]] (1936–1980)
* [[Riccardo Muti]] (1980–1992)
* [[Wolfgang Sawallisch]] (1993–2003)
* [[Christoph Eschenbach]] (2003–2008)
* [[Yannick Nézet-Séguin]] (2012–present)

===Chief conductors===
* [[Charles Dutoit]] (2008–2012)

==Performance venues==
<gallery>
File:Phila AcademyofMusicl03.JPG|[[Academy of Music (Philadelphia)|Academy of Music]], the orchestra's home, 1900–2001.
File:MannCenter01.jpg|[[Mann Center for the Performing Arts]], the orchestra's summer home since 1976.
File:Kimmel center interior.JPG|[[Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts]] (opened 2001), Marian Anderson Hall is the orchestra's current home.
File:SPACExterior.jpg|[[Saratoga Performing Arts Center]] in [[Saratoga Springs, New York]], the orchestra's summer residency since the venue first opened in 1966.
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Philadelphia}}
* [[A Midsummer Night's Dream (Eugene Ormandy recording)|Mendelssohn: ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (Eugene Ormandy recording)]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book|last1=Jacobson|first1=Bernard|title=Star Turns and Cameo Appearances|date=2015|publisher=University of Rochester Press|location=Rochester, NY|isbn=978-1-58046-541-0|pages=178–208}}
*{{cite book| last=Ardoin| first=John| title=The Philadelphia Orchestra: A Century of Music| location=Philadelphia| publisher=Temple University Press | year=1999| isbn=978-1-56639-712-4}}
*{{cite book| last=Kupferberg| first=Herbert| title=Those Fabulous Philadelphians| url=https://archive.org/details/thosefabulousphi00kupf| url-access=registration| location=New York| publisher=C. Scribner's Sons| year=1969| oclc=28276| isbn=978-0-491-00394-0}}
*{{cite book| last=Kurnick| first=Judith K| title=Riccardo Muti: Twenty Years in Philadelphia| location=Philadelphia| publisher=Philadelphia Orchestra| year=1992| oclc=25883790| isbn=978-0-8122-1445-1}}
*{{cite book| last=Clark| first=Sedgwick| title=The Philadelphia Orchestra Celebrates Sawallisch 1993–2003| location=Philadelphia| publisher=Philadelphia Orchestra| year=2003}}
*{{cite book| last=Marion| first=John Francis| title=Within These Walls: A History of the Academy of Music in Philadelphia| location=Philadelphia| publisher=Academy of Music/Philadelphia Orchestra| year=1984| oclc=11404370}}
*{{cite book| last=Peralta| first=Phyllis| title=Philadelphia Maestros: Ormandy, Muti, Sawallisch| location=Philadelphia| publisher=Temple University Press| year=2006| isbn=978-1-59213-487-8}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.philorch.org/ Official website]
*[https://www.philadelphiasingers.org/ The Philadelphia Singers official website]
*[http://www.ondine.net/index.php?lid=en&cid=3.2&oid=83 The Philadelphia Orchestra at Ondine label]
*{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=q45822|label=Philadelphia Orchestra}}
*Philadelphia Orchestra at {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060211201036/http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/performer.pl?ens=68 Art of the States]}}
*[https://www.npr.org/templates/archives/archive.php?thingId=16021984 Philadelphia Orchestra on NPR], Includes commentary by Christopher Eschenbach on the nine [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]] symphonies for [[National Public Radio|NPR's]] [[Performance Today]] from 2006.
* Finding aid to the [http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/ead/upenn_rbml_PUSpMsColl929 Philadelphia Orchestra 1966 Latin American Tour collection Ms. Coll. 929] at the [https://www.library.upenn.edu/ University of Pennsylvania Libraries]
*[https://www.discogs.com/artist/1848431-The-Robin-Hood-Dell-Orchestra-Of-Philadelphia Robin Hood Dell Orchestra discography]
*[https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102904 Philadelphia Orchestra recordings] at the [[Discography of American Historical Recordings]].

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